Legal Definitions - secus

SECUS

Secus (pronounced see-kuhs) is a Latin word that means "otherwise" or "to the contrary."

1. I thought the party was going to be fun, but secus, it was really boring.

2. The weather forecast predicted sunshine, but secus, it rained all day.

The word secus is used to indicate that something turned out differently than expected or predicted. In the first example, the speaker expected the party to be enjoyable, but it was actually dull. In the second example, the weather forecast was incorrect and it rained instead of being sunny. Both examples illustrate the use of secus to indicate a contrast between what was expected and what actually happened.